The US armed forces carried out an assault to bring down the device
The united states air force shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sea on Saturday off the coast of South Carolinaafter it traveled over nuclear military facilities.
As it became known in The Truth Newsthe Government of China had insisted that the overflight of the artifact it had been an accident and warned that the destruction of the globe could have consequences.
However, the president Joe Biden decided to give the order to shoot him downalthough he wanted them to do it before, but the Security department had indicated that the most convenient time to do it would be when the balloon was over the sea, US officials said.
This is the moment the US destroys the Chinese spy balloon
The balloon was destroyed off the coast of South Carolina
With the president’s order, the US military determined to destroy it as it flew over the country at an altitude of 18.3 kilometers, one 60 thousand, posed a danger to people on land.
It was around 2:39 in the afternoon, an F-22 fighter jet fired a missile that punctured the balloon when it was 11 kilometers above the sea, off the coast near the town of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, senior defense officials said.
In light of the American action, China responded that it reserved the right to “take further action” and censured the United States for its “obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice.”
In a statement issued by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was noted that Beijing “will vigorously defend the corresponding rights and legitimate interests of the company, and at the same time reserves the right to respond by adopting further measures”.
And it is that, the news of the balloon flying over the airspace of the United States was a strong blow to the tense relations between the US and China, which have been deteriorating for several years.
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Blinken cancels visit to Beijing
China noted its dissatisfaction with the US action
Another of the serious consequences of the balloon was that the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, decided to cancel abruptly an important scheduled visit to Beijing to mitigate disagreements.
“They shot it down effectively and I want to congratulate our pilots who did it,” Biden congratulated after descending from Air Force One presidential plane to head to the Camp David residence. The giant balloon was detected on Saturday morning as it moved over the Carolinas and neared the Atlantic coast.
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